Millstreet President

While discussing Presidential candidates  in the upcoming Presidential Election (which is due to take place next October), on TV3’s Midday Show yesterday (10th Jan 2011), on which Aileen Hickie (formerly of the Square) was appearing as a guest, it was suggested (TIC) that maybe the next President could come from Millstreet!: you can see the crossfire from 32:00 minutes in the video:

Elaine Crowley: Aileen, do you have any particular preference?
Aileen: … I’d like a southerner, we’ve  had a northerner for the past 14 years, no harm to move it back to the other end of the country.
Fiona McLaughtlain: Now when you say southerner, do you mean Cork specifically?
Aileen: Well I wouldn’t if it was mind Munster, I’m not saying Cork, but Munster. Not just anyone from Millstreet … I mean if they were from Munster, I’d be happy enough.
Elaine Crowley (jokingly): Is there anyone in Millstreet that could be President? …What’s his name?
Aileen (tongue in cheek): There’s loads in Millstreet … ah no 🙂 … and I know who you’re thinking about! …

So who is this person they were thinking about?

Also earlier in the interview Aileen was asked about how she named her children, and she revealed that she named one of her children “Millie” after Millstreet. Good on you Aileen. (3:40 in the video)

The show is available to view on the TV3 website